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Görlich, Anne – International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education (QSE), 2016
In this article, I argue that poetic inquiry is a valuable method for producing knowledge that complements current research into "what works" in reintegrating young people into secondary education. Researching "what works" and "finding effects" leads to insight into which interventions and tools are the focus of the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Research Methodology, Qualitative Research, Poetry
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Gibney, Janette – Adults Learning Mathematics, 2014
This action research project looks at what happened when a small group of adult numeracy teachers with widely different experiences of learning and teaching mathematics explored their own informal numeracy practices and undertook a series of collaborative mathematical tasks. Evidence from qualitative data collected during the enquiry suggests that…
Descriptors: Numeracy, Teaching Experience, Adult Educators, Task Analysis
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Levy, Brett L. M.; Thomas, Ebony Elizabeth; Drago, Kathryn; Rex, Lesley A. – Journal of Teacher Education, 2013
Many educational researchers across the United States have found that inquiry-based learning (IBL) supports the development of deep, meaningful content knowledge. However, integrating IBL into classroom practice has been challenging, in part because of contrasting conceptualizations and practices across educational fields. In this article, we (a)…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Inquiry, Educational Practices, Professional Development
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George, Carole; Bright, Alice; Hurlbert, Terry; Linke, Erika C.; St. Clair, Gloriana; Stein, Joan – Information Research: An International Electronic Journal, 2006
Introduction: This study explored graduate students' information behaviour related to their process of inquiry and scholarly activities. Method: In depth, semi-structured interviews were conducted with one hundred graduate students representing all disciplines and departments from Carnegie Mellon University. Analysis: Working in pairs, we coded…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Information Seeking, Inquiry, Scholarship